Daily Republican., 1887-09-09

Webb, Ioi w. Cooch, William Coooh,
John r. sharpley, John T. McElwee,
George Hat kiBs, VI. W. Tsllsy, William
A. Husbands, George X. kouslsy, j. i.
veale, William Wilson. W G. Conrad, W.
X. Davis, J.J. Pierce, Nathan Leiberman,
Samuel Mccall. Albert Msgnin, Solomon
Hersey.
WHAT TWO RED LION HUNDRED rAEnnRS
ST. GEORGES, Delaware, September 9th,,
1887.-SAMUKL JOHNSON, ESQ. - For
some time past have been reading arti-
cles in the Wilmington pres, in p aise Of
the Dayton, Ohio, hedge and wire fence,
and had become very fAvorsbly impres-
sed with 1t. 1t was not, however, until
yesterday when by your kind Invitation
went up to Trenton, New Jersey, and
gave the said combined wire fence and
hedge near that city q critical examina.
tion that was fully convinced OF iGs gener
al utility and adaptability % u fence.
mentally thought and audibly said:
Here Is 'he fence for the farm r, why
bother longer with wooden fences that
soon rot away, and metallic ( noes that
are always breaking down from one cause
or another " 1t required but glance to
see through the fence. II Is so simple
that any intelligent child can understand
! it, and the wonder is that . process of
fencing so much in accordance with the
laws Of nature, 30 primitive, so effective
and 90 cheap was not hit upon long
before. But so we wonder now that the
mower snd reaper, the thresher and the
drill, were not invented sooner, or steam
applied to railroads or electricity tn wires.
| thought before saw this fence that pos
tx4I N
now am convinced that 1t Is impossible
to do so.
This fence comes just in the right niche
| of time, when We farmers of Delaware,
who have but very little If any woodland,
are beginning to wonder whist we are to
do for fencing. With this fence / consid-
er that we are better off than If we had
acres of good fencing timber so far as
fencing material goes. The Dayton hedge
takes the places of the post and rail and
the board and pale fence, the timber of
which would be worth as much If used
for other purposes.
Iwent to Trenton yesterday, IS I have
no doubt many others did for the pur-
pose of looking after the faults and weak
points In this fence, but / came away
without finding any. l an satisfied that
this is the fence that would give the great.
est satisfaction to the farmers of Della.
ware. Evidently the farmers have been
settling down 70 the idea that wire fences
are the best and cheapest.
There were evidences of this all along
the road to Trenton. Wires stretched
over alluvial landscapes in all directions,
but scarcely . wire fence was to be seen
in which there was not some defect.
Some were broken, some we're bent, some
had become detached from their fasten--
ings and dropped down Offering tempta-
tiOns for the incursiors of stock, and in
no instance could they be considered
proof against small animals and poultry
even when In the best of order.
This combined wire and hedge fencs
which has come as . sunbeam in the far
mer's life, while costing when finished less
than post and rail or any other wooden
fence, and which costs trihe more tbaN
q wire fence, will outlast half dozen ut
least Of wooden and wire fences, and will
answer the purposes OF hnce perfectly
in every respect. 1t b ssascely necessary
for me to state the particular points In
which the Dayton fence b superior to all
others. These points are tally set forth in
the general certificate, whish AL win my.
self signed yesterday, and whish l under
stand is to be published. In snclUsion;
Mr.. johnson, allow me to say, tanA shal
take the greatest pleasure In II commend
ing the fence you represent to farmer
friends OF Red Lion Hundred, ,ss the fence
for the times, the fence for the fazmer.
These, my individual views, are at your
service and your are privileged to make
whatever use of them you may think
proper that will aid you In your good
WORK of giving the farmers of Delaware
strong, cheap, handsome, and m ght say
fencing that will last the longest life
time. Very Respectfully,
THOMAS BIRD.
l heartily concur in everything Mr..
Bird says in his letter.
WILLIAM M, SFUCKRRT,
st. Georges, Del, September 9th, 1888.